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Art-Country From Brooklyn |
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| Location: | BROOKLYN, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Nov 2, 2007 (783 days back) |
About Me |
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While he may moonlight as a cartoonist for, most notably, The New Yorker, the songs written by "hard scrabble singer-songwriter" (TIME OUT NEW YORK) and "erudite redneck" (BOSTON GLOBE) Andy Friedman aren't written for laughs, and have been garnering a considerable amount of praise. The songs on his first studio album, Taken Man, explore issues of art, wild dreams, and wanderlust in a vocal style that has been compared to Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, and Shane MacGowan. Produced by longtime crony, songwriter/guitarist, and label-mate Paul Curreri, the songs on Taken Man are well-crafted, insightful, and infused with a stark wit. In addition to Curreri, the album includes special guest appearances by Jeffrey Foucault, Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor, Devon Sproule, Natalia Zukerman, Kris Delmhorst, Melissa Ferrick and others. WHAT IS BEING SAID ABOUT ANDY FRIEDMAN AND "TAKEN MAN:" THE NEW YORKER: "Andy Friedman belts out country songs about love, highways, booze, and painting with a growl that's unexpectedly tender. His first studio album, 'Taken Man,' proves that beauty doesn't have to be pretty." TIME OUT NEW YORK: "These are songs for those who wash down life's knuckle sandwiches with ice-cold despair." MINNEAPOLIS CITY PAGES: "'Taken Man' honors Waylon and Willie in ways other Whiskey River paddlers only dream about. Friedman plays it straight. . .his literate wit, lumberjack hollers, and flagrantly out-of-tune guitar strumming paint a striking picture of bums, bummers, and booze." CLEVELAND FREE TIMES: "The singer's clever, quirky lyrics are backed by one of the most respected bands on the Brooklyn scene." NASHVILLE SCENE: "Singer-songwriter Andy Friedman has a mastery of wordy self-loathing that many white dudes with guitars would kill for." JEFFREY FOUCAULT, SONGWRITER: "Andy Friedman sings and plays with unmatched conviction." DAVID GATES, NEWSWEEK EDITOR/AUTHOR: "It should be considered un-cool not to be into Andy Friedman & The Other Failures." OXFORD TOWN: "'Taken Man' shows a great deal of promise and could propel Friedman. . . into the annals of American music." CREATIVE LOAFING: "Old school country and folk so worn down the ruts have ruts." BIRMINGHAM WEEKLY: "Song titles such as "I Don't Want to Die Like Andy Kaufman" and "Guys Like Me Don't Get Grants" should tell you all you need to know." |
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Music:Member Since: 2/18/2006Band Website: andyfriedman.net Influences: Andrew Wyeth, Luke The Drifter, William Steig, Jesse Fuller, Diego Velazquez, Dave Van Ronk, David Berman, Hank Williams III, Marcel Duchamp, Lucinda Williams, Andy Kaufman, Bruce Springsteen, Gus Powell, Paul Curreri, Roy Hobbs Sounds Like: Art Country for lovers whatever color your collar Record Label: City Salvage Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk / Country / Rockabilly) |
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Jon Friedman, Paul Curreri, Devon Sproule, The DEFiBULATORs, Jeffrey Foucault, Old Crow Medicine Show, Plowboys, Cary Hudson, Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers, Keith Morris, CON BOT, Jen, Delmark Goldfarb, Timothy, Amy Sullivan and the Whiskey Darlings, D.I.T.V, AmericanaOK, Sara, Alex Battles’ Whiskey Rebellion, Patty, Actual Rabbits!, BRIAN MCGEE & the HOLLOW SPEED, BAD FRIEND, Todd, The Inbreeds, Red Sammy, Brooklyn County Fair, Daniel Seymour, Melissa, GO KAT GO!, tante clementine the praline vendor, Girls Guns and Glory, The Exfriends, Night Train, superdee, Ripley, RYAN SENG PROJECT, Hoskovec Photography, Sebastian Blanck, Joseph Wells, ADAM TODD, Sandra, Thomas Jackson Orchestra, Poison Ivey, Amy Speace, Deepwave Music NYC, Rotary Downs, HypnotikRadio.COM
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